1995 in Sri Lanka

The following lists events that happened during 1995 in Sri Lanka.

← 1994 1993 1992 1995 in Sri Lanka → 1996 1997 1998
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
See also:	Other events of 1995 Timeline of Sri Lankan history

Incumbents

• President: Chandrika Kumaratunga
• Prime Minister: Sirimavo Bandaranaike
• Chief Justice: G. P. S. de Silva

Governors

• Central Province – E. L. Senanayake
• North Central Province – Maithripala Senanayake
• North Eastern Province – vacant (until 13 January); Gamini Fonseka (starting 13 January)
• North Western Province – Anandatissa de Alwis (until 12 January); Hector Arawwawala (starting 12 January)
• Sabaragamuwa Province – C. N. Saliya Mathew
• Southern Province – vacant (until 12 January); Neville Kanakeratne (starting 12 January)
• Uva Province – Ananda Dassanayake (starting January)
• Western Province – K. Vignarajah (starting January)

Chief Ministers

• Central Province – W. M. P. B. Dissanayake
• North Central Province – G. D. Mahindasoma
• North Western Province – Nimal Bandara
• Sabaragamuwa Province – Jayatilake Podinilame
• Southern Province – Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
• Uva Province – Percy Samaraweera
• Western Province – Morris Rajapaksa (until 11 July); Susil Premajayanth (starting 13 July)

Events

• Sri Lankan Civil War
  • Eelam War II
  • Eelam War III
• 25 May – Kallarawa massacre: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam perpetuate a massacre, killing 42 Sinhalese civilians after LTTE cadres stormed the area.
• 22 September – Nagerkovil school bombing: The Sri Lankan Air Force bombs the Nagar Kovil Maha Vidyalayam school in Jaffna, resulting in the deaths of roughly 34–71 Sri Lankan Tamil civilians based on multiple accounts.

Notes

a. ^{^} Gunaratna, Rohan. (1998). Pg.353, Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis and National Security, Colombo: South Asian Network on Conflict Research. ISBN 955-8093-00-9